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Gas Prices Climb Toward $4; Time to Tap Strategic Oil Reserves?
07/03/2011 11:09
For the first time since fighting in the Middle East sent gasoline prices skyrocketing, President Obama is thinking about tapping the country's oil reserves. "We're looking at the options. The issue of the reserve is one we are considering," Obama's Chief of Staff Bill Daley said today on NBC's...
RIM to find new marketing chief to revive its brand
05/03/2011 11:10
The head of marketing for Research In Motion will leave the company in six months, raising questions about BlackBerry branding as the smartphone maker gets set to launch its long-awaited PlayBook tablet. Keith Pardy, who joined the Canadian technology company in December 2009, decided to leave for...
Oil jumps as Libya clashes intensify; Mideast worry
05/03/2011 11:04
Brent oil prices pushed above $116 a barrel and U.S. oil jumped more than $3 to its highest since September 2008 on Friday, as fighting in Libya worsened and protests in the Middle East intensified. Investors piled into the oil market fearing extended supply disruptions in Libya as rebels fought...
So tired. More than a third of adults don't sleep 7 hours
04/03/2011 11:08
Two reports released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Thursday reveal the sleep habits of adults in the United States, including their increasing tendency to get fewer than seven hours a night, hurting their ability to concentrate and raising the risk of driving. Residents of...
Egypt's new prime minister holds 2 Purdue degrees
04/03/2011 11:02
Ind. Egypt's new prime minister holds two engineering degrees from Purdue University, and one of Essam Sharaf's professors says his ex-student is the kind of honest, progressive leader the Middle Eastern nation needs today. Egypt's military on Thursday named the ex-transportation minister to lead...
Gunman Kills Two U.S. Airmen, Wounds Two at Frankfurt Airport
03/03/2011 10:55
A man armed with a handgun fatally shot two American airmen and wounded two others aboard a bus picking up U.S. military personnel at Frankfurt Airport yesterday, U.S. and German authorities said. A suspect, described as a 21-year-old from Kosovo, was arrested nearby, Andre Sturmeit, a Frankfurt...
REFILE-NYMEX-US crude ends near 2-1/2 year high on Libya
03/03/2011 10:31
U.S. crude oil futures hit the highest settlement in nearly 2-1/2 years on Wednesday as fighting in Libya intensified, raising more worries unrest could spread to other oil producers in the Middle East and North Africa. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi launched a land and air offensive to retake...
Crude Oil Prices Soar on Fears of More Disruptions
02/03/2011 10:15
Just when oil markets appeared to be calming, crude prices surged again on Tuesday as the potential for more oil shipment disruptions spread across the Middle East and North Africa. With Libya’s oil exports almost entirely halted for the last several days, renewed unrest in Oman, Iran and Iraq...
'Dancing With the Stars': The celeb-pro pairings!
02/03/2011 10:04
Well, well, well. I’m sure you’ve been on the edges of your sequined armchairs waiting for my reaction to the new DWTS cast. Sorry about the delay — I had to spend the entire day figuring out who the hell these people are. Just kidding! Google is easy. No, I spent much of the day seeking out the...
New Zealand to fall silent in quake memorial, toll rises
01/03/2011 11:19
New Zealand will fall silent on Tuesday to mark the moment a deadly earthquake killed at least 154 people and shattered the city of Christchurch a week ago, with muffled church bells to ring and rescuers pausing briefly to grieve. The country has been asked to observe two minutes silence at 12.51...
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